Christmas Fern

Iris

About Christmas Fern and Iris

Christmas Fern

Iris

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fern

Perennial

1.3 Origin

North America, Northeastern United States

World, Pandemic, North America, Europe, Africa, Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

Alizes Bumblebee Deelite Maui Moonlight Langport Wren Sarah Taylor Titan's Glory Thornbird Jane Phillips Orinoco Flow

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: 82 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Boggy areas, By seashore, Coastal Regions, Moist woods, Swamps

gardens, Hillside, Riverbanks, Warmer regions, Wet forest

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-8

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

-9999

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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45.70 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

White, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Orange, Pink, Rose, Coral, Peach, Burgundy, Lavender, Plum, Orange Red, Dark Salmon, Bronze, Chocolate, Black

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

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2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Wet Site

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Spores

From Rhizomes, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply

Does not require lot of watering, Keep ground moist, Water when soil is dry

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires very little pruning

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Bacterial Diseases, Fungal Diseases, Viruses

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

None

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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48% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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9% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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97% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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33% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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29% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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49% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Insects

Bees, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy, coma, Eye irritation, weakness

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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56% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Nutrients

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Flowers, Leaves, Rhizomes, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used for its medicinal properties

Making Perfumes, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used as a sedative, Used as essential oil

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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41% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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39% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Fern Garden Plants have it !

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6.5 Garden Design

Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Bedding Plant, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides

IRIS

7.2 Common Name

Not Available

Iris

7.2.1 In Hindi

Christmas Fern

Iris

7.2.2 In German

Christmas Fern

Iris

7.2.3 In French

polystic faux-acrostic

Iris

7.2.4 In Spanish

Christmas Fern

Iris

7.2.5 In Greek

Christmas Fern

Ίρις

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Christmas Fern

Íris

7.2.7 In Polish

Christmas Fern

Irys

7.2.8 In Latin

Christmas Fern

Iris

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Filicinophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Filicopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Filicales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Dryopteridaceae

Iridaceae

8.6 Genus

Polystichum

Iris

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Irideae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Iridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Christmas Fern and Iris

Wondering what are the properties of Christmas Fern and Iris? We provide you with everything About Christmas Fern and Iris. Christmas Fern doesn't have thorns and Iris doesn't have thorns. Also Christmas Fern does not have fragrant flowers. Christmas Fern has allergic reactions like Avoid during Pregnancy, coma, Eye irritation and weakness and Iris has allergic reactions like Avoid during Pregnancy, coma, Eye irritation and weakness. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Christmas Fern and Iris and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Christmas Fern and Iris

Season and care of Christmas Fern and Iris is important to know. While considering everything about Christmas Fern and Iris Care, growing season is an essential factor. Christmas Fern season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Iris season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Christmas Fern is Loam and for Iris is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Christmas Fern is Acidic, Neutral and for Iris is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Christmas Fern and Iris Physical Information

Christmas Fern and Iris physical information is very important for comparison. Christmas Fern height is 30.50 cm and width 45.70 cm whereas Iris height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Christmas Fern and Iris are as follows:

Christmas Fern flower color: Not Available
Christmas Fern leaf color: Green
Iris flower color: White, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Orange, Pink, Rose, Coral, Peach, Burgundy, Lavender, Plum, Orange Red, Dark Salmon, Bronze, Chocolate and Black
Iris leaf color: Not Available

Care of Christmas Fern and Iris

Care of Christmas Fern and Iris include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Christmas Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Iris pruning is done Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Requires very little pruning. In summer Christmas Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Iris needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.